Cuba 2010
We have been blessed to be able to put together this 9-day trip into Havana, Cuba, to train pastors in Messianic Judaism, and Messianic Jewish leadership. During our time in Cuba, each morning will start with worship and devotions. The first few days will include leadership training, divided into 3 or 4 1-hour sessions each day. The afternoons will see a women’s training course, and visitation to homes in the area. Friday evening, we will conduct a Passover celebration that will highlight the Messiah in the Feast of the Passover. And Saturday’s highlight will be spending the day with the children, hosting a baseball tournament, and ministering to the youth. It will culminate in a multi-cultural worship celebration.
Sunday is time with the house churches, and we will do mikva’ot (baptisms) in the ocean in the afternoon. Jonathan Settel will be giving a concert on Sunday evening, along with his testimony, which will be a powerful time. On Monday, leadership training will continue. Then in the evening, we will divide into teams and do our Passover seder presentations in the house churches. On Tuesday, we will visit Old Havana, and the hope is that we will be able to visit the old synagogue there. We will have some free time in the afternoon, and we hope to be able to spend some time at the beach. Wednesday we will bring all the classes to a close, for both the men’s classes and the ladies classes. The afternoon will be kept faily open in order for us to follow up with people that we have made contacts with during the week. Then on Thursday we will be heading home.
We are also planning on bringing humanitarian relief with us. For a list of items that we need, click here.
You can see the details below.
Wednseday, June 2nd
Wednesday will be mainly a travel day. We will arrive in Cuba, and we will meet up with the Cuban team at dinner. We’ll have dinner all together, and then go back to the hotel for a good night’s rest.
Thursday, June 3rd
9:00 – 10:00am
Morning activites including:
Blowing the shofar
Praise and worship
Devotions
10:00 – 11:00am
Introduction to Cuban church growth strategy
11:00 – 12:00pm
Leadership training session 1
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00pm
Leadership training session 2
Women’s seminar
2:00 – 3:00pm Women’s session 1
3:00 – 4:00pm Women’s session 2
4:00 – 5:00pm Women’s session 3
Men’s activity
2:00 – 5:00pm – home visitations
There is a possibility that we may be able to meet with the leaders of the Jewish community in Havana.
6:00 – 7:00pm
Dinner all together
Optional evening
Early night – back to the hotel – or -
Some of the team may visit the home churches if people aren’t too tired from the travel and the weather.
Friday, June 4th
9:00 – 10:00am
Morning activites including:
Blowing the shofar
Praise and worship
Devotions
10:00 – 11:00am
Leadership training session 3
11:00 – 12:00pm
Leadership training session 4
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00 – 4:00pm
Preparation for Passover seder
– cooking
– setting up tables
Initial preparation for Saturday night events
6:00 – 9:00pm
Messiah in the Passover Seder celebration
Saturday, June 5th
9:00 – 10:00am
Morning activites including:
Blowing the shofar
Praise and worship
Devotions
10:00 – 12:00am
Children’s baseball tournament
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00 – 3:00pm
Baseball tournament continues
1:00 – 5:00 (for younger kids)
Arts & Crafts (VBS-stype)
- construction paper
– Elmer’s glue
– crayons
– colored pencils
– bows/ribbons
6:00 – 7:00pm
Dinner
8:00 – 11:00pm
Combined American-Cuban praise and worship extravaganza
Sunday, June 6th
9:00 – 12:00am
Morning in house churches
small teams (3-4 people)
testimonies
worship
message
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00 – 3:00pm
Immersions in the ocean
3:00 – 5:00pm
Ministry with the children (Baseball program may continue here)
6:00 – 7:00pm
Dinner
8:00 – 10:00pm
Jonathan Settel Concert and testimony
Monday, June 7th
9:00 – 11:00am
Morning activites including:
Blowing the shofar
Praise and worship
Devotions
11:00 – 12:00pm
Leadership training session 5
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00pm
Leadership training session 6
Women’s seminar
2:00 – 3:00pm Women’s session 4
3:00 – 4:00pm Women’s session 5
Men’s activity
2:00 – 4:00pm – home visitations
5:00 – 6:00pm
Teams divide to house churches
6:00 – 10:00pm
Seder presentations in house churches
Tuesday, June 8th
9:00 – 10:00am
Morning activites including:
Blowing the shofar
Praise and worship
Devotions
10:00 – 12:00pm
Visit to Old Havana
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00 – 5:00pm
Visit to the beaches of Cuba (Yay!)
6:00 – 10:00pm
Team dinner in Chinatown (Yes, there is a Chinatown in Cuba!)
Wednesday, June 9th
9:00 – 10:00am
Morning activites including:
Blowing the shofar
Praise and worship
Devotions
11:00 – 12:00pm
Leadership training session 7
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00pm
Leadership training session 8
Women’s seminar
2:00 – 3:00pm Women’s session 6
3:00 – 4:00pm Women’s session 7
4:00 – 5:00pm Women’s session 8
Men’s activity
2:00 – 5:00pm – home visitations
There is a possibility that we may be able to meet with the leaders of the Jewish community in Havana.
6:00 – 7:00pm
Dinner all together
7:00 – 10:00pm
Time for specially arranged follow-ups, bible studies, and fellowship.
Thursday, June 10th
8:00 – 9:00am
Leave for the airport
1:00 – 2:00pm
Arrive back in Nassau, Bahamas
4:00 – 5:00pm
Flight back to BWI/Dulles
